Home > Degrees > Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music) > What will I study?
Content
Bachelor of Creative Arts Major Music
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 5864
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15200
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15280
  • On-campus
    AUD 18080

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core course 1
plus 1 x 16-unit Major 16
plus 1 x 7-unit Major1 7
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus  3 x Electives 
Total 24

or

Courses to be studied Units
Core course 1 
plus 1 x 8-unit Major (theory) 8 
plus 1 x 8-unit Major (practice) 8
plus  1 x 7-unit Major1 7 
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus 3 x Electives  
Total 24
Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Required courses:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
Music Major: 
BCA3000BCA Project A
BCA3001BCA Project B
BCA3002Arts Business Practice
MUI1000Making Music 2: Creating Melody and Harmony
MUI1001Music Practice 12
MUI1002Music Practice 22
MUI1003Musical Contexts 1: Turning Points in Western Music
MUI1004Making Music 3: Composing and Improvising
MUI2000Musical Contexts 2: 20th Century Concert Music, Jazz and Music Theatre
MUI2002Making Music 4: Popular Songwriting
MUI2003Music Practice 32
MUI2004Music Practice 42
MUI2005Introduction to Music Technology
MUI2006Musical Contexts 3: Western Popular Music
MUI3005Music Practice 52
MUI1007Making Music 1: Learning Musical Languages
MUI3006Music Practice 62

Other majors

Other majors for the Bachelor of Creative Arts are: Creative Media; Theatre; Visual Arts

1 This major must consist of courses from another discipline in the Faculty of Arts.
2 Not all modules are available by online (distance) education.